Antti Lötjönen & Kalle Kalima - Stings, Bites and Scratches (2025)

Antti Lötjönen & Kalle Kalima: Stings, Bites and Scratches (Out Jan 31st on Eclipse Music)

Internationally noted guitarist-composer Kalle Kalima and bassist Antti Lötjönen have joined forces for their debut album Stings, Bites and Scratches. The album was captured in 2024 at the Hietsu Pavilion in Helsinki as a studio live recording, and the duo members share the composition and production duties. As its name suggests, the 44-minute recording scratches the surface of free jazz. Lötjönen, who was awarded the Yrjö Prize in November 2024, plays in The Five Corners Quintet and Ilmiliekki Quartet, among others, while Kalima is actively touring in Central Europe with his bands, including Lampen, K-18, Klima Kalima and Tenors Of Kalma.

Tracklist:
1 (For) Better People
2 Life of K
3 Four little doves
4 Ballad of A Moose
5 Factory Boy
6 Healing Waters / Low Bridge
7 Stings, Bites and Scratches